When it comes to scary-looking spiders, you don't have to be an arachnophobe to find steering clear of the golden silk orb weaver (Trichonephila clavipes) to be a good idea. Sometimes called ...

There are seven broad types of spider webs, and each is created in a unique way. In this article, we find out about their ...

Most orb weavers tend to have round, bulbous abdomens and spindly legs equipped with a third claw for handling their silk. Many orb weavers, such as Araneus diadematus (commonly called the ...

filmed a spider silk harvesting session. Golden Orb Weaver spiders produce up to 80 meters of silk at a time. Produced by Kevin Reilly. Video courtesy of Oxford University. Follow TI: On Facebook ...

Orb weaver spiders are easy to spot thanks to the easily recognizable orb weaver web: a classic, circular design made of sticky silk. Most orb weavers tend to have round, bulbous abdomens and spindly ...

There are a few contenders for the strongest spider silk among which the golden silk orb-weaver gets the most attention, but the black widow’s webbing is nearly as strong, and [Justin] is happy ...

Jumping spiders don’t build webs, but like their arachnid kin, they can produce silk. Some species are known to spin fine threads as they leap, presumably to stabilize takeoff and ensure a more ...

Jerry (Tin Yuen) Tsang (Hong Kong) highlights a dewdrop spider as an orb weaver looms in the background. Jerry spent a day squatting under spider webs, his camera pointed up to the sky. The light ...

Orb webs created by Araneidae, Tetragnathidae and Theridosomatidae spiders are made of sticky silk so the insect adheres ... and are often called funnel weaver spiders. As their name suggests ...

It gets bitten and wrapped in silk, and becomes a meal. But if the web belongs to an orb-weaver and the bug is a male firefly, it seems the trapped firefly — once bitten — ends up imitating a ...